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====== ASC ======

The ''ASC()'' function takes the first char of a string and returns its numeric PETSCII code. If an empty string is provided, the function will return 0.

The inverse function of ''ASC()'' is ''[[v3:chr|]]''.

===== Function Header =====

<code xcbasic>
DECLARE FUNCTION ASC AS BYTE (char$ AS STRING) SHARED STATIC INLINE
</code>
===== Examples =====

<code xcbasic>
PRINT ASC("a") ' will print 65
PRINT ASC("abc") ' will print 65
PRINT ASC("") ' will print 0
</code>